Chords for TOP TEN: The Best Songs Of T.Rex & Marc Bolan [RETRO]

Tempo:
131 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

A

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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TOP TEN: The Best Songs Of T.Rex & Marc Bolan [RETRO] chords
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[D]
[G] You ever see a woman [C] coming from New York [G] City with a frog in her hand?
I did, don't [A] you know?
[C] I did, [Em] don't you know?
[Cm] [C]
[Cm]
All I [B] want is the action, [E]
hey, hey!
[E]
[Em]
[A] I've been getting my satisfaction [B] in the [E] action, hey, hey, hey!
[F#] I'm gonna get it, hey, hey, hey!
I'm the thing you're doing [C] to your love,
[E]
[C#]
[D] I'm the blue [G] behind the hair.
[Am]
[F#] [A] You got the universe [Em] declining in your head, show [D] my love, show [A] my love.
[G] Oh girl, I'm [F#] just a cheap stunt for your [C] love.
[G] [E]
[A] I just need to see [B] you remember me, [E] yeah, yeah.
I'm going to the 20th century floor.
20th century floor, I'm the young one.
20th [G] century [E] floor, I'm the young [F]
one.
And I [G] expect [C]
these prison [Am] bars to burn [F] her out.
[G] But [F] whatever happens to the [C] 20th century?
[E] This is the 20th [Am] century, hey!
[F]
Jailor man, [G] say, you're [Am] my baby.
[F] Jailor [Em] man, say, [G] you're [Am] my baby.
[F] Jailor [Em] man, [G] say, you're [A] my baby.
Hey!
[D]
La [B] la la, [G]
[Em]
la la [C] [E]
[G] la la la [Em] la.
[D] Woo, [C]
he [E] goes.
Drive a Rolls Royce.
Pussy's good for now, [Em] but you [G] won't fool the [C] children of [Am] the revolution.
No, you [G] won't fool the [C] children of the revolution.
[F#]
[Em] Oh.
[G]
Never is it you.
Never [Em] is it you.
[Am] Oh, [D] [G]
never [E] could be.
[G]
You're going to bring my [E] baby to me.
[Am]
She'll be rising [D] over me.
[Em] [E]
You dirty and sweet, black and [A] black, don't you cry, girl, I [E] love you.
[A] You dirty and sweet, oh yeah.
[G] Get it on, bang [A] a gun, get it [E] on, [G] get it on.
Bang a [E] gun, light a car, [A] you brought a hook, kept time and star, [E] here you go.
[A] You feel like a car, [E] oh yeah.
Get [G] it on, [A] bang a gun, get it [E] on, [G] get it on.
[E] Being wild, you got the blues in your shoes and your stockings.
You [A] been being wild [E] out, yeah.
[G] Get it on, [A] bang a gun, get it on, [E] get [G] it on.
[E]
Dance with me, walk some, [A] dance, take a chance, [E] understand me.
[A] You dirty, sweet, and you're my girl.
[G] Get it on, bang a [A] gun, get it [E] on, get [Em] it on.
Bang a gun,
[E]
get it on, get [G] it on.
Bang [A] a gun, get it [E] on.
Won't mean much, I'm still thinking.
[C]
Key:Β Β 
E
2311
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Marc Bolan, T. Rex - New York City chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, E, G, A, E, A, Em, G, Am and F. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 65 BPM before aiming for the song's 131 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] You ever see a woman [C] coming from New York [G] City _ _ with a frog in her _ hand? _ _
_ _ _ I did, don't [A] you know?
_ _ [C] I did, [Em] don't you know? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ All I [B] want is the action, [E] _ _
_ hey, hey!
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] I've been getting my satisfaction [B] in _ the [E] action, _ _ hey, hey, hey!
_ [F#] I'm gonna get it, hey, hey, hey!
I'm the thing you're doing [C] to your love, _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ I'm the blue [G] behind the _ _ hair.
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] You got the universe [Em] declining in your head, show [D] my love, _ _ _ _ _ _ show [A] my love. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Oh girl, I'm [F#] just a cheap stunt for your [C] love.
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] I just need to see [B] you remember me, [E] yeah, yeah.
I'm going to the 20th century floor.
_ _ 20th century floor, _ _ I'm the young one.
_ 20th [G] century [E] floor, _ _ _ I'm the young [F]
one.
And I _ [G] expect _ _ [C] _
these prison [Am] _ bars to burn [F] her out.
_ [G] _ _ _ But _ _ [F] whatever happens to the [C] 20th _ century?
[E] This is the _ 20th _ _ [Am] century, hey!
_ [F]
Jailor man, [G] say, _ you're [Am] my baby.
_ _ [F] Jailor [Em] man, say, [G] _ you're [Am] my baby. _
_ [F] Jailor [Em] man, [G] say, _ you're [A] my baby. _ _ _
Hey!
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
La [B] la la, _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
la la [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [G] la la la [Em] la. _
_ _ _ [D] Woo, _ _ [C]
he [E] goes.
_ Drive a Rolls Royce.
_ _ Pussy's good for now, [Em] but you [G] won't fool the [C] children of [Am] the revolution.
No, you [G] won't fool the [C] children of the revolution.
[F#] _ _
[Em] Oh.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
Never _ is it you. _
Never _ [Em] is it you.
[Am] Oh, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
never _ _ [E] could be.
_ [G]
You're going to bring my [E] baby to me.
_ [Am]
She'll be rising [D] over me.
[Em] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You dirty and sweet, black and [A] black, don't you cry, girl, I [E] love you.
_ [A] You dirty and sweet, oh yeah.
_ [G] Get it on, bang [A] a gun, get it [E] on, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] get it on.
_ Bang a [E] gun, light a car, [A] you brought a hook, kept time and star, [E] here you go.
[A] You feel like a car, [E] oh yeah. _ _ _
_ Get [G] it on, _ [A] bang a gun, get it [E] on, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] get it on.
[E] Being wild, you got the blues in your shoes and your stockings.
You [A] been being wild [E] out, yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Get it on, _ [A] bang a gun, get it on, [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ get [G] it on.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Dance with me, walk some, [A] dance, take a chance, [E] understand me.
[A] You dirty, sweet, and you're my girl.
_ _ [G] Get it on, bang a [A] gun, get it [E] on, _ _ _ get _ [Em] it on.
Bang a gun, _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
get it on, _ _ _ _ _ get [G] it on.
Bang [A] a gun, get it [E] on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Won't mean much, I'm still thinking. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Marc Bolan, is among the lineup of tracks on the The T.Rex Wax Co. Singles As & Bs 1972-77 album.

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